A friend and I had recently lunch for the first time at Afghan Village Cuisine. The owner took some…read moretime to explain how the menu worked. There is a buffet where you can pay by the pound, and a menu of stand alone items. The buffet dishes included several rice options, different meats, and eggplant, among other things. Between my friend and me we had almost everything on the buffet, and it was all good and flavorful. I also had a chai team and he had brewed black tea. Both teas were richer than elsewhere. There is plenty dining room features some decorations from Afghanistan, and a video was playing describing regions of the country. There is plenty of parking behind the building, which can be accessed from both the front and back of the building. Cant wait to go back!

We celebrated our post-Covid wedding reception with catering from Afghan Village, and it was truly…read morethe highlight of the entire event. The food was absolutely phenomenal--flavorful, beautifully presented, and deeply satisfying. Our guests are still talking about how delicious everything was! Afghan Village exceeded our expectations in every way. We're so grateful for their part in making our special day unforgettable. Highly, highly recommend!

Delicious food! Had the beef kabob, rice and fatoosh salad. The friendly staff threw in a dessert…read more which I think was the aish el saraya. If you're nearby, drop in and at least pick up some of this dessert! It's very different from any western dessert I can easily compare. For the kitchen to pick up food, drive and park around back. You'll walk in and go left for the kitchen; right for the market.

My second time coming here for dine in. The only reason I'm not giving them 5 stars is because the…read morelast time I came they told me they didn't have pizza but they made pizza for some customers after us. The food is really good. I used to order their food for delivery in the past which is how I knew their food was so delicious. They do not have outdoor seating but they have plenty of indoor seating. The restaurant is located at the very back of the grocery store. They also have a separate entrance for the restaurant too.

This is a small locally owned business. The appetizers of Sambusa and pillow bread are outstanding…read more The Sambusa of this day was full of spiced tender beef, carrots, and onions making it a great tasting meat hand-pie. The pillow bread was a perfect vehicle to scoop up the chickpeas. The meat platter includes spiced stir fried beef, chicken and fried fish. To note, the fish was seasoned deliciously, very lightly breaded, and cook to tender goodness. I liked the sides veggies that came with the meal of a chickpea stew and braised collard greens. The meal was also accompanied with rice (not pictured) and the rice was a lovely pilaf style rice. Pro tip, this is a long building and the entrance to this restaurant is on Douglas St NOT 25th st. Open the door, and you will be met with a long hallway with 8 "suites". This restaurant is at the very end on the right. If the sign says closed, but the door to the "suite" is open, the restaurant is open. To note about the decor, it is sparse. The overhead lighting in the dining area is on a 2 min motion sensor, so if there aren't a lot of people, you will have "mood lighting" most of the time. Also, the building and space is clean, but utilitarian. This place is about the food not decor.

The food was so so delicious! It's a big portion so it's definitely worth the price. The food taste…read morefresh and warm! The combination of salad, rice,meat,beans was just so GOOD! I love how she included the banana and the sauces it just made it better. Service was quick and fast I was there less than 5 minutes which is great since I was on lunch break. Masha'Allah I'll definitely be coming back

This is easily one of my favorite restaurants in Omaha. I am glad to see that other reviewers love…read moreit as well. This is fantastic Ethiopian food. I have eaten here dozens of times over the past 15 years or so. The vegetarian injera platter is amazing! The meat entrees are great too, but keep in mind that the goat and lamb is chopped bone-in and might not be what you're accustomed to. Injera is amazing, it's a soft pancake made from teff, you tear it and use it to eat with. Utensils are provided if you want to use them. There isn't anything else that tastes like this, it is SO GOOD. My husband always gets the chicken gyro plate, which is rice, chicken meat, gyro meat, sauce, and salad. The rice is delicious, with a gentle, aromatic spice. The hot tea is similar to a chai, there's not milk in it but that's made up with a ton of sugar. I love it. The decor and signage - well, it's perfect for here. It might seem run down. It's fine. Once you get the food you will only be looking at your food. Portions are huge. TIP: the injera is a high-histamine food, like a lot of restaurant food is. I have to take a Benadryl after eating this (and other kinds of) food. Otherwise, sometimes I will have a headache, itch, stomachache if my overall histamine load is high. I'm pointing it out because a lot of the time when people go out to eat, they have a stomachache later and think it might have been something wrong with the food. I think this is why Chinese restaurants were criticized. It's not the food. Look up "histamine intolerance" for more info. There is a chess club/tournament that meets here on Thursdays and Saturdays. They seemed very welcoming. They enthusiastically invited me to join them but I don't play chess. Check out RCTO.us for more info. Parking is not great. There are meters out front, but there is free parking on the west side of the building, there is usually space available. You can enter through the door there as well.

Another amazing hidden gem. I stayed across the street in the hotel two separate occasions. Saw…read morethis come up on the restaurant reviews and that it was highly rated, but I allowed the exterior to give me second guesses. Too bad I missed out previously. Amazing food. Prices crazy low. Grant it, I'm from the West Coast but $10 for a fully loaded lamb gyro and a Diet Coke. Is amazing. I left a healthy tip. Restaurants actually quite large inside and definitely has some real good international flavor. Highly recommended. Now that I know about it I'll definitely be back. Friendly service.

If you've ever actually eaten in the Middle East, you'll know that their food is basic in nature…read morebut packs an amazing punch of spices and flavoring that sets it apart from anywhere else. This place does exactly that! Their lamb and chicken flavoring on both of the kabobs is outstanding! Even my 11 year old, who is usually quite picky on flavoring, immediately complimented the taste of the meats. There is minimal seating inside, so depending on when you show up you may need to wait a bit. The deserts were also really good! We tried the baklava, which was great. And the coconut balls, which were like little grain free cake balls. Service is good and easy. You go up to the counter to order, so it's simple with larger groups that wish to pay separately. Overall great experience! Would absolutely go back!

Really liked this Afghan restaurant! The floor seating was such a nice touch and really…read morecomfortable, and our server was very kind and helpful with the menu. I especially liked that their menu goes beyond the usual BBQ and grilled dishes. They have more homestyle Afghan dishes too, including some you don't often see at Afghan restaurants. The mantu was probably my favorite--it tasted really fresh and was delicious. The chapli kebabs were a little too dark for my liking and overall just okay, but they were still really flavorful. The lamb shank was decent as well. The main disappointment for me was the rice. It was more on the white and bland side, whereas I'm used to the darker Kabuli-style rice cooked with stock that has a lot more flavor. They also didn't have some of the sauces I'm used to getting with Afghan food. I'm more familiar with Afghan restaurants in NY, so that's probably where some of my expectations come from. Overall though, I really liked the atmosphere, service, and variety of homestyle dishes, and the mantu alone is something I'd come back for!

Drove 25min to get nothing. The food truck is not there bs update u r shit bro!!!! . Wasted my time…read morenow i have to drive back ughhh fuck u

Unfortunately, I must have choose the wrong day and time to want some decent Arabic food. Well my…read moreheart was broken. NEW YORK HALAL served me to orders of pure rubbish. I have lived in the middle east for over half of my lifetime. As an person that has tasted high quality HALAL food from Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and United Arab Emirates. Tears ran from my eyes in total disbelief and disappointment. Yes, this is in Omaha, Nebraska where diverse food culture blend together in harmony. I will never except burnt food and food that is not fit for a pig to eat. BEWARE of FOOD TRUCKS.

always a must-stop whenever i go to oakview. their breadsticks are so good, and their cheese pizza…read more(since i'm vegetarian) doesn't have that plastic taste most cheese pizzas have. their salads are generous as well. i would pass on ordering a sauce cup of mariana for the breadsticks though. service was adequate, the owner is nice.

This has continued to be a pizzeria in Oak View mall over the years, just different names. Now it's…read morecalled Pizzeria El Portal. The slices are a thin crust, oven fire style cooked pizza. I'd say similar to. NY thin crust, large slices. Flavor was very good and filling, with the price being reasonable as well. I'd choose this over the other few options left at this mall for a simple lunch that'll fill you up. They also offer Stromboli's and salads in addition to their variety of pizza slices. Various bottled drinks are offered here in addition to coke products.

Best gyro in Omaha. Piled high with meat and all the fixings. Tzatziki is plentiful and a flavor…read morebomb.

Beef shawarma, fries and tea ordered at the counter. Place about 1/3 full, some take out orders…read morebeing picked up. I get my food, sit down and take a bite of beef that has obviously been made for a couple days or sitting under a heat lamp. Quite dry. I was really hungry so was going to just eat and go. Picked up a fry- not even warm. Soggy cold fries as if they were salvaged from someone elses plate. Frustrated I returned to the counter for a refund. Note there was someone standing there who said they should have gone elsewhere as well. Def will not return.

We ordered off the kiosk when we entered. We ordered a small top loaded spicy buffalo Mac, Dave's #…read more2, 2 sliders with fries and 1 Dave's Hot Mozzarella stick and a Coke Zero it only took about 10 minutes for the food. We were excited about the Mac bowl, then disappointed when 80% were French fries. The mozzarella stick was yummy. The sliders were huge and had good flavor, the coleslaw was the star. We ordered medium, I could only taste chili powder. We decided next time we would not order so much. We ended up leaving almost all the fries. Husband really enjoyed the pickles!

I attempted to place a group order through Dave's Hot Chicken's website on Wednesday, August 5, for…read morepickup the following morning between 10:30-10:45. What should have been a simple online order turned into an unnecessarily frustrating experience. I entered the entire order, but when I got to checkout, the purchase button was grayed out and would not allow me to complete the transaction. Thinking the issue might be that I had not entered my credit card information, I tried to add it separately, only to be told that payment information could only be added when making a purchase. When I returned to checkout, my entire order had disappeared from my cart. I entered everything a second time and had the exact same problem. I then called the store hoping I could simply place the order over the phone. I was told I would need to come into the store to place it. That was incredibly inconvenient, but I drove to the restaurant with my laptop and order information anyway. The night manager was very nice and genuinely tried to help. She looked over the order on my laptop and could not identify any reason the website wouldn't allow me to complete the purchase. Unfortunately, she then told me the store could only enter orders for the same day and could not place my order for the following morning. She called the GM for assistance and was told that I would need to order through Grubhub, DoorDash, or another third-party service. That solution made absolutely no sense. Why should a customer have to pay additional third-party fees to order Dave's Hot Chicken because Dave's own website isn't functioning properly--especially after that customer has already attempted to order online, called the restaurant, AND driven to the store at the restaurant's direction? The only other option offered was for me to return when the restaurant opened at 10:30 the next morning and place the order then. My meeting began at 11:00, which was the entire reason I was trying to place a scheduled order in advance. After everything I had already experienced, there was no way I could reasonably trust that I would be able to place a group order, have it prepared, leave the restaurant, get to my meeting, and set up on time. Again, the night manager was polite and apologetic, and I don't fault her for the limitations of the system. But ultimately, no one was able to offer a reasonable solution. I made multiple attempts to give this restaurant my business--twice through their website, by phone, and finally by physically driving to the store--and still could not place an order for the following morning. This was an incredibly poor customer experience caused by a combination of a malfunctioning ordering system, policies that prevent employees from helping customers work around that system, and a complete lack of a reasonable alternative when something goes wrong. Ordering chicken should simply not be this difficult.

Had a fantastic dinner at Kinaara! The food was delicious and service was excellent, including the…read morechef walking around to tables checking in on how our meal was. It was our first time here and will definitely be going back. We also got the Masala fries that were great!

Third time here and as before the food is top notch. Probably the best Indian food in town…read more What had change is a dramatic increase in the overall professional feel to the service. Kudos to the owners for training up your staff. We sat at the bar and the service was great. The rest of the room was being tended to promptly as well. We were really impressed!